The Railway is open Sunday afternoons from 13.00 to 16.00 (weather permitting) from the first Sunday in April (or Easter if it’s in March) through until the end of September. We're also open on Bank Holidays and New Years day. We also open for special events throughout the year. For more information see our calendar.

If you'd like to ride on the railway, trains leave every 5 minutes from the station. Just turn up, buy a ticket and enjoy the ride. Everyone's welcome, under 3's must be accompanied by an adult but ride free.

If you’re booking a party event with the Ryton Pools visitor centre you can also book the railway giving your guests exclusive rides.

Locos

Passenger trains are usually hauled by electric, steam or even petrol powered locomotives, a lot depends on how busy the railway is and the weather. We aim to run several steam only services during the year, these are published on our calendar.

The pictures below show the main locomotives in use, but members occasionally bring their own locos too:

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Find us

The society is based at Ryton Pools Country Park near Coventry which is on Leamington Road (A445), near Bubbenhall (postcode CV8 3BH)

Calendar

The railway is open from 13:00 till 16:00 on Sunday afternoons (weather permitting) between April 1st and September 30th 2018 with trains departing from the station every 5 minutes

Special events / additional running days

Date

Time

Occasion

Sunday 1st April 2018

13:00 - 16:00

Railway opens for 2018

Monday 2nd April 2018

13:00 - 16:00

Easter Monday

Monday 7th May 2018

13:00 - 16:00

Early Bank Holiday Monday

Monday 28th May 2018

13:00 - 16:00

Spring Bank Holiday

Sunday 10th June 2018

13:00 - 16:00

Steam special *

Saturday 16th June 2018

11:00 - 16:00

Open with all proceeds going to the RNLI

Sunday 8th July 2018

13:00 - 16:00

Steam special *

Sunday 12th August 2018

13:00 - 16:00

Steam special *

Monday 27th August 2018

13:00 - 16:00

Summer Bank Holiday

Sunday 30th September 2018

13:00 - 16:00

Railway closes for 2018

Tuesday 1st January 2019

12:00 - 15:00

New Year's day special

If you would like more information please contact us. Please note the railway can only operate if the weather conditions allow

* On Steam Special Sundays we aim to run a full steam service all afternoon. However just like in the golden age of steam this can be challenging and sometimes we have to retire a steam loco from service. We do our best to bring another steam loco back into service but this isn't always possible. We occasionally revert back to using an electric loco to help reduce waiting times in the station. We know Steam Specials are popular and to void disappointment we would recommend arriving earlier rather than later (we're open from 1pm) to see a full steam service in operation.

Join

You don't have to be an engineer or even into engineering and you don't need previous knowledge or experience. You'll be shown how to do everything you need to help run the railway. The jobs are varied and appropriate for all ages, skills and abilities. You're never too young or too old to help run a railway.